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Comment Re:Removal of middle man (Score 0) 119

This is actor worship, the new cult that appeared in the 1950s originated intentionally from Hollywood.

Normal human societies correctly identify that people who lie about everything, including everything about themselves for money are practicing a type of prostitution, and treat and have treated actors accordingly throughout human history.

Comment Re:Removal of middle man (Score 0) 119

In case of books, middlemen were horrifically abundant. Publisher, editor, official state censor/today's sensitivity reader.

Direct self publishing removed most of those, and now published, edited and officially state censored/sensitivity read "best sellers" sell five digit copies on a good release.

Meanwhile there are more book reading happening than ever, mainly on the back on direct self publishing which bypasses all of those.

Comment How it works (Score 1) 54

But how does that work?

Red light is thought to activate a regeneration mechanism within the body.

It interacts with some of the compounds in mitochondria that promotes healing and cellular recovery. It also has a biphasic effect: too little does nothing, too much does nothing, but the right amount can have therapeutic value.

Comment Nation Lampoon magazine did this story in 1982 (Score 4, Informative) 102

It was called “Cliff-Hanger Justice.” It was a satirical legal story written by Joey Green for National Lampoon magazine.
The multi-part story ran sequentially in the August, September, and October 1982 issues.

Google AI:
> "The piece is written entirely as a formal courtroom transcript and legal filings. In it, Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Corporation for product liability. He seeks damages for the severe physical and psychological trauma caused by their chronically defective merchandise—including faulty giant rubber bands, explosive jet skates, malfunctioning catapults, and defective dehydrated boulders."

Ian Frazier wrote a highly similar, famously anthologized essay titled "Coyote v. Acme" for The New Yorker in 1990.

Just thought I'd mention it.

Submission + - Coral bleaching occurring too frequently for reefs to recover (reuters.com)

walterbyrd writes: Coral reefs are experiencing bleaching events so frequently that they no longer have time to recover before the next one strikes, with global coral cover now well below normal levels and at risk of irreversible decline, scientists said on Monday.

The world's coral reefs sustain a quarter of all marine life, make coastlines more resilient and provide food and livelihoods for millions of people, but their survival has been threatened by pollution and increasingly frequent mass bleaching caused by soaring ocean heat.

Comment Re: He's right about one thing (Score 0) 126

Honey, no one cares about academia any more. It's been studied by people who replaced them after far left subverted the academia. The corpos. And you can see the results not because they publish what they find, but because they act to generate results they want in reality based on things they found by studying each subject.

Refer to Spotify's current recommendations algorithm for details. Log in as a young person and observe as your recommendations rapidly take you down the AI music route.

Because that's what gets best retention and best payout.

Comment The US does not ignore court orders (Score 1) 43

Google still works for this sort of thing, even if you've surrendered your common sense to the Callaway Caligula. If you don't like these examples, just search for "emoluments" or "self-dealing" , or "injunction".

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2...

And

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/...

A quick fact check:

a) Kennedy center: "Following the hearing, the Justice Department informed the judge that no physical changes or name additions will happen before October 8, 2026, leaving the issue in a temporary holding pattern while the legal battle continues."

b) Google: "As of August 2026, the administration is not currently held in active criminal or civil contempt of court in these specific cases, though it has come incredibly close."

(Of Note: The New Jersey item was a threat, not a finding of contempt.)

While google may "work" as you suggest, a random article in "The New Jersey Monitor" from half a year ago is not evidence.

There's a lot of FUD surrounding this claim, but when you drill down to facts, the US does not ignore court orders.

Post verified evidence if you disagree.

Comment Wut? (Score 1) 43

If the government is doing something illegal, they just stop.

No they don't, who's gonna stop 'em?

So your thesis is that injunctions against the government are simply ignored?

That's a strong position, I think I would have heard about it. Can you cite some examples, Mr. Anonymous Coward?

(Overturn on appeal or vacated after final decision doesn't count.)

Comment Probably not (Score 4, Insightful) 43

Will the tough on crime crowd say anything about this?

Probably not.

As you may have noticed, there are 3 levels of criminal in this country.

If the government is doing something illegal, they just stop.
If a company is doing something illegal, they stop and pay a fee without admitting guilt.
If a person is doing something illegal, they go to jail.

This is the "government doing something illegal" category, which means they simply stop doing it. Justice is served, the system works, yadda yadda.

Comment Re:Wearable how? (Score 1) 54

Not an expert, but I know somebody who uses such devices. The devices are inserted on the underside of her arm. She was told to never get the devices wet. I am not sure of the name brand.

The cost varies, depending on your insurance or whatever. But she pays $80 each for them. If they fall out, or get loose somehow, or if you don't stick the devices in just right, they have to be replaced. $80 down the toilet.

She can only get so many. If her prescription runs out, she has to go back to using needles until the next prescription period comes around.

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